Heel clamp



1930- w. w. DE RUSHA ET AL HEEL CLAMP Filed May 21, 1928 l wllxallllWikffieflzam 0130520;

gwue wbou Patented Feb. 18, 1930 UNITED s'm'ras man PATET QFFIC WILLIAMDE RUSHA AND CHARLES SEIBERT, F WINONA, MINNESOTA HEEL CLAMP Applicationfiled May 21, 1928.

By way of explanation, it may bestated that it is the present practiceto paste a strip of cloth, leather, or similar material on the innervertical surface of the heels of womens shoes, the strip being continuedfor a greater or less distance, along the instep of the shoe.

Owing to the fact that the parts of the strip are at an angle to eachother, it is a somewhat difiicult proceeding to hold the strip properly[0 in place while the cement or glue which retains it is drying. Thisinvention aims to provide a simple but efiicient means for holding astrip in place, as and for the purposes above alluded to.

It is within the province of the disclosure to improve generally and toenhance the utility of devices of that type to which the inventionappertains.

With the above and other objects in view, which will appear as thedescription proceeds,

the invention resides in the combination and arrangement of parts and inthe details of construction hereinafter described and claimed, it beingunderstood that changes in the precise embodiment of the inventionherein disclosed, may be made within the scope of What is claimed,without departing from thespirit of the invention.

In the accompanying drawings Figure 1 shows in section, a deviceconstructed in accordance with the invention, mounted on a shoe whichhas been inverted on a last;

Figure 2 is a plan of the device per se.

The device forming the subject matter of this application comprises ananchor which is designated generally by the numeral 1. The anchorcomprises a body 2, preferably in the form of a metal plate, so concavedthat 40 it will fit upon the rear end of a shoe 3, the

shoe being shown as mounted on a last or other support 4. The body 2 ofthe anchor 1 is provided at one end with a projecting flange 5 whichextends beneath the last 4, -15 to aid in holding the anchor in place,when the anchor is in use, as shown in Figure 1 of the drawings. Theflan e 5 has a slot 6 adapted to receive the eye of a securing device,preferably a screw 8 extended through a the last 4 and threaded into theheel 9 of the Serial No. 279,534.

shoe 3, to hold the heel in place and prevent it from being shoved offthe shoe, rearwardly, when the machine forming the subject matter ofthis application is in use.

In order to prevent the body 2 of the anchor 1 from marring the back endof the shoe 3, a pad 10, of cloth, rubber, or any other cushioningmaterial, may be secured in the concavity of the body 2. The body 2 ofthe anchor 1 is provided with a rearwardly extended projection or fin11. A lever 12 is provided and has bifurcations 14, between which thefin 11 extends, a pivot element 15 being mounted in the fin 11 andserving as a fulcrum for the lever 12. Intermediate its ends, the lever12 is supplied with a cross bar 16.

The numeral 17 marks a presser foot which is substantially V-shaped, soas to fit into the angle that exists between the inner surface of theheel 9 of the shoe 3 and the instep 18. The presser foot 17 is providedwith an external cushion 19 of rubber or other resilient material, thepurpose of the cushion 19 being to cause a strip 20 to be held inintermediate contact with the inner surface of the heel 9 and inintermediate contact with the surface of the instep of the shoe, Whilstthe cement or glue which holds the strip in place is drying. The strip20 generally is made of cloth, although any other flexible material maybe used, as the fashion, or the make-up of the shoe may require.

The presser foot 17 has a projection 21 to which is pivoted at 22, aT-shaped connecting plate 23 into which is threaded a screw 24 or likeadjusting device. Links 25 are pivoted at 26 to the sides of theconnecting plate 23, the links being pivoted at 27 to the ends of thecross bar 16 of the lever 12.

The anchor 1 is placed against the heel of the shoe as shown in Figure1, the strip 20 is cemented against the inner surface of the heel 9 andagainst the instep 18, and the V- shaped presser foot 17 is mounted inplace as shown in Figure 1. The screw 24 is threaded in or out, as maybe required, the inner end of the screw 24 hearing on the presser foot17 to vary the angle between the connecting plate 23 and the presserfoot. By varying the angle between the connecting plate 23 and thepressor foot, the distance between the pivot point 22 and the pivotpoint 27, measured in a straight line, is changed. This adjustment isdesirable in order to get proper pressure on the cushion 19 of thepresser foot 17 when the lever 12 is swung down until its intermediateportion rests on the upper edge of the fin 11, as shown in Figure 1.When the parts are thus arranged, the strip 20 is held in place ontheinstep and on the heel, the device may remain in place until thecement or glue that holds the strip 20 has dried or set sufiiciently.

What is claimed is 2-- Y In a structure of the class described, asecuring device so shaped that it can be extended through the bottom ofa shoe into the heel of a shoe to hold the heel in place, an anchorhaving means for engagin the securing device detachably, a presser ootshaped to fit in the angle formed by the heel and the instep of a shoe,and means for connecting the presser foot with the anchor for movementtoward and away from the anchor.

In testimony that we claim the foregoing as our own, we have heretoafiixed our signatures.

WILLIAM W. DE RUSHA. CHARLES SEIBERT.

